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Vannerson & Jones [Carte de visite of Fitzhugh Lee]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03987 Author/Creator: Vannerson & Jones Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Photograph signed Date: 1865 August Pagination: 1 carte de visite Height: 11 cm, Width: 7 cm Order a Copy

Pictured with a very full beard, in full Confederate uniform. Edges have been trimmed. With a series of notes on verso which include: "Given me by Gen'l Lee -- Aug. 65." (The writer confused Lee's.)

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